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BOARD OF REGENTS 




UNiVERSirY OF California. 



ADOPTED MAY 18th, 1880. 



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BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNRERSIT! OF CALIFORNIA. 



OFFICERS. 

1. The officers of the Board shall consist of the Gov- 
ernor, who shall be the President, as provided by law, a 
Secretary, and Treasurer. 

REGULAR MEETINGS. 

2. The regular meetings of the Board shall be quar- 
terly, on the first Tuesday of September, December, 
March, and June, and the last named shall be the 
annual meeting, and shall be held at the University, 
Berkeley. The hour and the place of meetings, when 
not fixed by the Board or by the President, shall be 
designated by the Secretary; but the Board may 
adjourn its regular meetings, from time to time, at 
its discretion. 

SPECIAL MEETINGS. 

3. Special meetings may be called at any time by 
the President, or by any three members, through the 
Secretary, who shall notify each member of the time, 
place, and object of such meetings. Notices addressed 
to the members at their respective places of residence, 



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and deposited in the Post-office six days before the 
meeting, shall be sufficient. 



QUORUM. 

4. As provided by law, seven Regents constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business ; and any meet- 
ing may be adjourned, and its business continued, by 
the vote of a majority of the Regents present. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

5. The absence of any appointed Regent for four 
successive regular meetings of the Board shall — unless 
the Board for good cause, such as sickness, temporary 
absence from the State, by a vote of record expressly 
excuse such absence — make it the duty of , the Sec- 
retary to address such Regent, in writing, inquiring 
whether he intends by such absence to express his 
desire to resign his office; and in the absence of any 
reply thereto, or reasonable excuse for such absence, he 
shall be requested to resign. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Of the President. 

6. It shall be the duty of the President of the Board 
to preside at its meetings, and to direct the calling of 
special meetings when they shall seem to him expedient. 
In case of his absence, or of his inability to act, his place 
may be supplied, pro tempore, for that meeting, by any 
member of the Board who may be chosen for that 
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Of the Secretary. 

7. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to call 
all meetings of the Board when so directed; to keep 
and duly record the minutes of its proceedings in a 
book provided for that purpose; to discharge the duties 
required of him by law; and to assist the President, the 
committees of the Board, and the Treasurer, in the dis- 
charge of their duties, whenever required by them. In 
case of the absence of the Secretary, or of his inability 
to act, his place may be supplied, /r^ tempore. 

Of the Treasurer. 

8. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to collect, 
receive, and take charge of all moneys of the corpora- 
tion; to disburse them on the order of the President of 
the Board, countersigned by the Secretary; to make a 
full report of his receipts and disbursements at the 
annual meeting, and at such other times as the Board 
may direct. 

Committee on Instruction and Visitation. 

9. There shall be a Committee of Instruction and 
Visitation, whose duties shall be to visit the University, 
to learn what are the methods of instruction and gov- 
ernment; to make themselves personally acquainted 
with the mode in which daily recitations and public 
examinations are conducted; and to inquire and report 
upon the condition, the prospects, and the wants of the 
institution. They shall make an annual report to the 
Board of Regents, and may report at any meeting, in 
their discretion. They shall also act as an Advisory 
Committee, and assist the President of the University 



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with their counsel in his executive functions. This 
committee shall consist of five members of the Board, 
and shall be chosen, by ballot, at the annual meeting, 
and shall hold their places until successors are elected. 

OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES. 

10. In addition to the Committee on Instruction 
and Visitation, there shall be five Standing Committees, 
as follows: 

On Endowment, Finance and Audit. 

On Buildings, Grounds, and other property. 

On Law. 

On Congressional Land Grant. 

On the Library and Museum. 

These committees shall consist of three members 
each, and the Secretary of the Board shall notify the 
members and attend their meetings and keep a minute 
of their proceedings in a suitable record book. The 
Board, at its annual meeting, may nominate the mem- 
bers of the several standing committees, and recom- 
mend them to the President for his confirmation. 

Duties of Standing Committees. 

11. The standing committees are specially charged 
with the immediate care and supervision of the subject 
matters indicated respectively by their titles. All ques- 
tions relating to their particular departments, requiring 
reference, shall be severally referred to them, and they 
shall report progress, or finally, at the meeting next fol- 
lowing the date when the matter was referred to them. 
In case any matter is referred to two or more of said 
committees, or of a Special Committee appointed to 



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act with any Standing- Committee, then the proper com- 
mittees shall unite and form a Joint Committee, and a 
majority report of said Joint Committee shall be re- 
garded as a majority report of each of said committees 
so joined. The Joint Committee shall elect its own 
Chairman. 

SECRETARY AND TREASURER. 

12. A Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by 
the Board by ballot, who shall give bonds for such 
amounts and in such form as the Board shall prescribe, 
immediately after their election. 

VACANCIES. 

13. In case vacancies occur at any time in the com- 
mittees, or in any of the offices of the Board, or of the 
University, they may be filled for the remainder of the 
term of office at any meeting of the Board. 

RULES OF ORDER. 

14. The Board ' shall transact its business according 
to Rules of Order to be adopted by the Board, and 
which shall be strictly enforced. 









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ORDER OF BUSINESS. 




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The following shall be the Order of Business : 




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Roll call. 




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Reading, correction, and approval of the min- 
utes of the last meeting. 




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The special business for which the meeting is 
called, if the meeting be special. 




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Reports of Standing Committees. 




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Reports of Special Committees. 




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Motions and resolutions. 




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Unfinished business. 




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New business. 




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Miscellaneous business, including general con- 
versation respecting the business and inter- 
ests of the University. 




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All resolutions shall be presented in writing. 




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. Adjournment. 




But this Order of Business may be suspended at any 




meeting 


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and a motion to adjourn shall be always in order, except 




when the previous question shall have been ordered. 



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